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Thanks, it's interesting to see articles like this every now and then as someone who briefly followed pro League back in the day. I guess it was Season 1 as I r

by montyf 9y ago

Thanks, it's interesting to see articles like this every now and then as someone who briefly followed pro League back in the day. I guess it was Season 1 as I remember Doublelift being a lowly Blitz main before he switched to his current role. It was a lot of fun because there wasn't an officially sanctioned metagame -- not the case anymore. The game has been dull to watch for many years now. Video games don't interest me these days, but the spirit of competition is one thing I miss about them. I always wonder what it's like to face the kind of pressure that top performers do.

Kagerjay 9y ago
I didn't expect to find a LoL post on ycombinator. I used to be a huge LoL and DoTA player as well, played moderately competitively, but I don't play those anymore since they suck too much time up. A couple years back I went to The international Dota 2 in seattle for the first time with a buddy. Its a whole different dynamic actually playing DoTA / LoL vs watching professionals esports teams live with other attendees for 7 - 10 days in a row. The closest analogy to this is watching a football game on TV vs actually going to the stadium and seeing it live. You get back into the spirit of competition there, since everyone else is, even if you haven't played in years. Its only fun IMO if you don't go to an esports outing often though, otherwise it'd get dull after awhile.
- montyf 9y ago
  I got into Dota 2 after League -- now THAT is a great game to watch. I played for a while before quitting that, too; as you say, it sucks up a lot of time, and there was no surrender option. Going to the International must be a great experience, though.